Culture

The Evolution of American Corruption: From Founding Virtue to Algorithmic Control

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A Journey Through Power, Privilege, and the Systems That Preserve Them Introduction: A Question of Origins Were the Founding Fathers just as corrupt as today’s politicians? The question emerged one morning over coffee and news headlines, and it wouldn’t let go. The answer, it turns out, isn’t simple—but it’s revealing. What follows is an exploration … Read more

The Garden We Broke—and the Gardens We Might Still Grow

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We used to share a sky. Not just the one above us—though we saw more of it before the blue glow of screens—but a cultural sky: a canopy of stories, songs, jokes, and images that nearly everyone, in some way, recognized. You didn’t have to watch the hit TV show to understand its catchphrases. You … Read more